Re: ftp not reading batch file correctly

From: UnixFan (gxy1997_at_yahoo.com.au)
Date: 12/01/03

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    "Gerhard" <eldgjo@puk.ac.za> wrote in message news:<1070002743.814960@utl-lnx1>...
    > I'm running a crontab that runs this file every 24H
    > ----------------------------------------------------------
    > #updating
    > date
    > ssh-agent /root/.ssh/.start
    > cd /usr/local/update
    > sftp -b /usr/local/update/updating.ftp user@server
    >
    > ----------------------------------------------------------
    > # .start looks like this
    > #! /bin/sh
    > exec ssh-add
    > ----------------------------------------------------------
    > # updating.ftp looks like this
    > cd /home/user/files
    > get test.dat
    > bye (or exit or quit)
    > ----------------------------------------------------------
    > I have two problems:
    > 1: I can't kill the ssh agent with 'ssh-agent -k' and
    > 2: sftp does not exit on the command bye in the batch.
    >
    > How do I fix this.
    >
    > All comments, sympathy or insults are welcome :-)

    Have a look at http://wzce.tripod.com/, it may help.

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